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Wed, 24 Feb 2021
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Vaccination Programme
Christopher O'Sullivan
1041. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will move kidney dialysis patients and transplant patients to priority vaccine status given this cohort of patients is particularly vulnerable to Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10552/21]
Wed, 17 Feb 2021
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Value Added Tax
Christopher O'Sullivan
186. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider keeping the VAT rate below 23% after February 2021 to assist businesses trying to get back on their feet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8976/21]
Wed, 17 Feb 2021
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Assisted Human Reproduction
Christopher O'Sullivan
981. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the IVF scheme announced in February 2021; the details of the funding model for the scheme; the way in which couples will be assisted financially; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8964/21]
Wed, 10 Feb 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Christopher O'Sullivan
229. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to targeting financial supports for the wedding industry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7169/21]
Wed, 10 Feb 2021
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Mortgage Lending
Christopher O'Sullivan
230. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that customers are being told by their mortgage providers that their credit rating will be affected should they need to take a second moratorium on their mortgages due to job losses as a result of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7176/21]
Wed, 10 Feb 2021
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Heritage Sites
Christopher O'Sullivan
339. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if consideration will be given to allocating funding for protected structures, giving due regard to the number of protected structures within County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7167/21]
Wed, 10 Feb 2021
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Vaccination Programme
Christopher O'Sullivan
896. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the estimated date for staff in the Irish Blood Transfusion Service to receive the Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7163/21]
Wed, 10 Feb 2021
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Health Services Staff
Christopher O'Sullivan
897. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the psychology staffing levels across each community adult mental health team in CHO 4 by grade, that is, basic, senior and principal; if staffing resources in each instance are permanent or fixed-term; the population size served by each team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7164/21]
Wed, 10 Feb 2021
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Mental Health Services
Christopher O'Sullivan
898. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the specialist HSE adult mental health teams available to service users in areas (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7165/21]
Wed, 10 Feb 2021
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Vaccination Programme
Christopher O'Sullivan
899. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the estimated date for the vaccination of essential workers in food processing factories; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7168/21]
Wed, 10 Feb 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Christopher O'Sullivan
1028. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if urgent supports and measures will be provided as a response to the financial implications for the national hunt horse racing industry caused by the decision to cancel all point- to-point races under current restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7161/21]
Thu, 4 Feb 2021
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Climate Change Policy
Christopher O'Sullivan
21. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has reviewed the Joint Committee on Climate Action’s report following pre-legislative scrutiny on the draft of the Climate Action and Low-Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6301/21]
Wed, 3 Feb 2021
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Trade Strategy
Christopher O'Sullivan
22. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps being taken to ensure security of steel supply for Irish companies in view that there is a fear in the sector of a shortage of supply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5513/21]
Wed, 3 Feb 2021
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Remote Working
Christopher O'Sullivan
65. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the additional measures he is considering to facilitate long-term working from home in addition to legislating for the right to work from home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5519/21]
Wed, 3 Feb 2021
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Pension Provisions
Christopher O'Sullivan
116. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport the status of CIÉ pension holders in 52 scheme negotiations; if the pension holders will receive an increase in their pensions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5534/21]
Wed, 3 Feb 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Christopher O'Sullivan
197. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to a scheme similar to Covid restrictions support scheme for businesses that do not have a fixed premises; if not, if consideration will be given or to amend the qualifying criteria of the existing scheme in order that these businesses that are also significantly affected by restrictions introduced to combat the Covid-19 pandemic can avail of the support to cover their ongoing expenses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5535/21]
Wed, 3 Feb 2021
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Tourism Industry
Christopher O'Sullivan
235. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if consideration will be given to establishing a grant aid scheme similar to the operational programme for tourism 1994-1999, to assist marine tourism operators to reinvigorate their 20-year old fleets; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5520/21]
Wed, 3 Feb 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Christopher O'Sullivan
759. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if the five-day mandatory quarantine only applies to persons who do not have a negative PCR test in relation to the recently approved mandatory quarantine rules; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5518/21]
Wed, 3 Feb 2021
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Fishing Industry
Christopher O'Sullivan
946. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the formation of the fisheries task force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5515/21]
Wed, 27 Jan 2021
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Natural Heritage Areas
Christopher O'Sullivan
226. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to transferring the dunes system on the eastern beach of Inchydoney, County Cork from NAMA to the OPW in the interest of protecting this sensitive area of ecological importance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4305/21]